Dismissed

Subramanian.G v. The Secretary to Government

Madras HC14 Feb 2024WP(MD)/3206/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

A writ petition challenging the non-initiation of departmental action against a college principal for alleged salary misappropriation was dismissed. The Court noted that a special audit report affirmed no disciplinary proceedings were pending and issued a clean chit to the principal, rendering the petition untenable.

What did the court decide?

The writ petition was closed with no costs awarded.

Subramanian.G Vs The Secretary to Government — Corruption | Madras HC (2024)

¶1

W.P.(MD).No.3206 of 2024

¶2

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

¶3

DATED : 14.02.2024

¶4

CORAM

¶5

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI

¶6

W.P.(MD).No.3206 of 2024 and W.M.P.(MD)No.3168 of 2024

¶7

G.Subramanian ... Petitioner

¶8

Vs.

¶9

1.The Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Secretariat,

¶10

Chennai-9.

¶11

2.The Director of Collegiate Education, Directorate of Collegiate Education,

¶12

Chennai-15.

¶13

3.The Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Madurai Region,

¶14

Madurai-2.

¶15

4.The Secretary,

¶16

Sri S.Ramasamy Naidu Memorial

¶17

College,

¶18

Sattur,

¶19

Virudhunagar.

¶20

1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

¶21

W.P.(MD).No.3206 of 2024

¶22

5.The Principal, Sri S.Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur, Virudhunagar.

¶23

6.A.Rajesh Kanna, Faculty Member, Computer Science Department, Sri S.Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur, Virudhunagar.

¶24

... Respondents

¶25

Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 4 to initiate departmental action for the act of misappropriation committed by 5^th respondent in the administration of college in disbursing salary to the 6^th respondent without any authority whatsoever by considering the petitioner's representation dated 04.01.2024.

¶26

For Petitioner : M/s.APN Law Associates For R-1 to R-3 : Mr.M.Sarangan, Additional Government Pleader For R-4 to R-6 : Mr.Mahaboob Athiff

¶27

2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

¶28

W.P.(MD).No.3206 of 2024

¶29

ORDER

¶30

The present writ petition has been filed seeking direction to the respondents 1 to 4 to initiate departmental action for the act of misappropriation committed by the 5^th respondent in the administration of college in disbursing salary to the 6^th respondent without any authority whatsoever by considering the petitioner's representation dated 04.01.2024.

¶31

By consent of both parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.

¶32

The brief facts which are necessary for the disposal of this Writ Petition is as follows:-

¶33

The petitioner was appointed as Lecturer in the Computer Department of the 4 th respondent College. The petitioner alleges that an act of misappropriation has been committed by the 5 th respondent in the Administration of College in disbursing the salary. Hence, the petitioner made a representation dated 04.01.2024 to the respondents 1 to 4 to initiate departmental action for the act of misappropriation committed by the 5 th

¶34

3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

¶35

W.P.(MD).No.3206 of 2024

¶36

respondent in the administration of college in disbursing the salary of the 6 th respondent. Since the same was not considered by the respondents, the present writ petition came to be filed.

¶37

Heard, the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 3 and the learned Counsel appearing for the respondents 4 to 6. Carefully perused the materials available on record.

¶38

When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 3 circulated a special Audit Report of the Director of Collegiate Education, Madurai dated 31.01.2024 wherein, it has been categorically observed that no disciplinary proceedings was pending as against the 5^th respondent Principal regarding his administration of the 4^th respondent College. Considering the fact that the petitioner had made a representation as early as on 04.01.2024 and the Special Audit Report of the Joint Director of Collegiate Education has given a clean

¶39

4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

¶40

W.P.(MD).No.3206 of 2024

¶41

chit to the 5^th respondent. I am of the considered view that nothing survives in this writ petition.

¶42

Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

¶43

14.02.2024

¶44

NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes Sml

¶45

¶46

1.The Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

¶47

2.The Director of Collegiate Education, Directorate of Collegiate Education, Chennai-15.

¶48

3.The Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Madurai Region, Madurai-2.

¶49

5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

¶50

W.P.(MD).No.3206 of 2024

¶51

L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.

¶52

Sml

¶53

W.P.(MD).No.3206 of 2024

¶54

14.02.2024

¶55

6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

Subramanian.G v. The Secretary to Government

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Subramanian.G v. The Secretary to Government

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Syed Ammal Higher Secondary School Vs The Director of School Education

Aishwarya Lakshmi Vs The State of Tamil Nadu

Karthik .S Vs The Superintending Engineer

A.Leelavathi Vs The Principal Secretary to the Government

Sumathi.S Vs The Principal Secretary to the Government

K.Vijaya Kumar Vs The Chief Educational Officer